Ornamental tie holder



' Jan. 8, H235. Q CARLSQN 1,987,503

ORNAMENTAL T I E HOLDER Filed Feb. 8, 1934 Patented Jan. 8, 1935 ORNAMENTAL'TIE HOLDER Oscar Carlson, Providence, R. I., assignor. to Dolan 1 f8: Bullock, Providence, R. L, a partnership con- 3 *sisting of Arthur S. Dolan, Frederick "Bul lock,-and"W illiam'G. Bennett .rppuaaaram'aiy s, 1924,;straits.more... 9ClaimS.' (01.24 49) 1 I I My present invention relates to themanufacture of jewelry for personal use, and particularly to the manufacture of ornamental tie holders.

...The ornamental tie holders heretofore sold include a front :portion adapted-to ride over the face of the tie,. andi'al rear portion adapted to engage the inner surface'of the shirt, the portions resiliently pressing towards each other in order to hold the tire securely in place. The front portion is of ornamental form and is pref erably ofwire, whereas the rear portion is designed to ensure firm gripping of the tie; it is the principal object of my invention to provide the rear portion with a novel pressure bar so as to obtain a bettergripping effect.

. Itis a further object of my invention to devise anovel construction for the pressure bar-that will securely lock the same in place and that will also lower the cost of manufacture and of assembly.

.The front and rearpo'rtions are preferably formedseparately, and are joined by a connector element this connector element is usually positioned-adjacent the rear portion, andthus presents an obstruction retarding the desired free sliding of the rear portion under the'shirt. Ad:- ditional objects of my invention are therefore to improve the connecting of the front and rear portions, and to utilize a slide element in connection therewith that will facilitate the desired free sliding.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in view, my invention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosed in the detailed description following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, and more specifically defined in the claims appended thereto.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a tie holder constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the tie holder front portion;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the rear wire frame;

Fig. 6 is a perspective detail of the wire frame strike;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the connector blank;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the pressure bar;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a modified construction of tie holder; and

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of another modified construction.

The novelconstructional features of the im-- proved tie holder'inaybe summarized as follows: LThB improved tie holder obtains a more perfect tie lock by providing a pressure baron the rear portion'against which-the-fr'ont portion resil- .15 iently presses. This pressure bar may be secured to the rear portion by soldering or welding, but preferably locked in place-by the assembly operation; it is formed of oval tubing, and is positioned'betweentwo projecting'strikes or indents 10 formed in the wire frame of the rear portion, whereby connecting the front and rear portions togetherlrigidlyloclis the pressure barin' place. The connectingis preferably accomplished by means of a connectingsleeve; since this'sleeveis v 5 normally adjacentthe rearportion inorder to permit a desired ornamentation Tof the'front por tion, it is preferred to- -use only one end of the wire frame forthe connectiom andto wind the other end so as 'to' provide aball element adjacent the connecting sleeve, whereby the shirt edge readily slides overthe connecting sleeve. The

'conriectingsleeve maybe used either with single or double wire rear and. front portions; the single ,wireportions are fiattenedand groovedfor'locking against turning movement in the sleeve.

These novel features: care illustrated in' the drawing; the rear portion 10, see Fig. 1, is joined to the reversely bent end of the front portion 11 by a connector sleeve 12, a pressure bar 13 being positioned transversely across the rear portion as illustrated; one end of the rear portion wire is wound adjacent the sleeve to provide a slide element 14 for preventing abutting contact of the tie and the shirt edge with the end of the connector sleeve.

The rear portion 10 is made by shaping a wire frame 15, see Fig. 5, and stamping or punching the sides to provide two projecting fiat strikes or detents 16; one tip 17 is flattened and grooved, and the other tip 18 is wound as hereinafter described. The pressure bar 13, see Fig. 6, is oval in form, and tubular in section, whereby it may be snapped into the wire frame between the fiat strikes 16 to be held against turning.

The front portion 11, see Fig. 4, is made of spring wire, and has its end bent over with the tip 19 flattened and grooved; the tubular connector sleeve 12 is then placed over the tips 19 and 1'7 and struck as indicated in Fig. 3 to lock the tips together. The tip- 18 is now wound around the tip 17 near the sleeve to lock the wire frame together, and to provide a slide element 14. The slide element is positioned adjacent the connector sleeve, and presents a round surface which connects the two tips 25 of the front portion toone tip 26 of the rear portion, the other tip being wound around the tip 26 to form aislide element;

27. The tie holder may be 'formediwithoutawon necting sleeve, see Fig. 10, b'vibendi'ng'or'shaping a single wire to provide a rear portion 28 integral front portion 29, the free end 30 of the rear portion being wound around the end' 3-1 01- the front portion to produce the desired lockp In this construction, the rear portion sides are brought adjacent-each other near the end'in order'to provide a'narrowrneck' 32 which functions as a pressure base for 'coaction with: the single wire forming the-.frontportion; 7

While I have describedfspecific constructions embodying :my invention, any; desired changesain the shape and proportionsofthe: parts, or the material used, may befmade to meet'therequirements of difierent'designers, within the spirit :and the scope of the invention as definedinthe appended claims; V I'claim: l. vIn a-holderfor neck tiesiorthe like, front and rear 'membersresiliently urgedtowards each other, therear portion comprisinga frame,;and a. fixed pressure element extendingtra-nsversely across said frame. V p 2. In a holder for neck: ties orthe like, front and rear members resiliently urgedtowards each other, the rear "portion-comprising a wireframe, and a fixed pressure element extending-transversely across said wire frame,-

3; In a-holder for neckaties or the like,- front and rear members'resiliently urged towards: each other, the rear portion comprisinga-wireframe, and a pressure elementzlockedin said:frame ex!- tending transversely; across said; wireframe;

4. In a holder for neckties or the like, a front and a rear member, said rear member comprising a frame, lock projections extending interiorly from the sides of said frame, a pressure element adapted to seat on said lock projections, and means holding the ends of said frame in fixed position, whereby said pressure element .is. locked in place: i

5. In a holder for neckties or the "like, a front and a rear member, said rear member comprising a frame, lock projections extending interiorly fromthe si'des of said frame, a tubular pressure element or" oval form adapted to seat on said lock projections andfmeans holding the ends of said frame" in fixedposition, whereby said pressure elementzis-locked in place.

' 6. In a holder for neckties or the like, a front and arear member, one of said members having a flattened tip provided with a longitudinal groove, and a connector sleeve receiving at its ends said tipjand .the :end of the. other. member, said sleeve b ing'rdeformed to securely engage said tip "and its groove and :said end;

7.1 In, a holder for; neckties or: the like; a'af-ront and a rear member, a connector-element connecting said" members to provide a.tie receiving'openingat one end,.,and a slide-element: positioned adjacent the opening end'ofrsaid connectonelep ment for facilitatingsliding movement of aushirt edge over said connector; element.

, 8. In a holder for'neckties or thelike', a-zfront and a rear member, a connector element connecting said members to. provide a tie receiving opening atone end, and a slide element on said rear member positioned'adjacent the openingend of said connector element for facilitating sliding movement: of a' shirt edge over said connector element. .1 i

9; Ina holder fornecktiesor the'like, a front and rear: member, .said' r rear membercomprising an open frame, and a connector elementconnecting "said front and .rear: members to provide a; tie receiving opening atsoneend; said connector elementireceiving:v one end of said frame, the other end of said frame'being wound around the'flrst mentioned end adjacent the connector element;

a OSCAR CARLSONQ 

